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Stocks, Dollar and Yields under Geopolitical and Economic Pressure

Monday April 17: Five things the markets are talking about

Global equities and the 'mighty' dollar have again dipped overnight while U.S Treasury yields have fallen to new five-month lows after soft U.S data on Friday hurts investor sentiment already in distress by worries over North Korea and upcoming French elections.
Note: U.S. retail sales dropped more than expected in March (+0.0% vs. +0.2%) while annual core inflation slowed to +2.0%, the smallest advance since November 2015, from +2.2% i…
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Yield Tumbles on Escalation of North Korea Tension, Japanese Yen Surges and Dollar Down

The financial markets are clearly in risk averse mode on escalating geopolitical tensions. Gold jumps to as high as 1281.8 so far, comparing to last week's close at 1257.3, and is heading towards 1300 handle. WTI crude oil also extends recent rally to as high as 53.6, still on course to 55.24 key resistance. Safe haven flows into US treasury also pushed yield lower with 10-year yield losing -0.063 to close at 2.298. And 10-year yield is now having last week's spike low at 2.271 in sight. Reactio
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